Supressor vs. Silencer

[nnyftw]

Weapon mod options list both "suppressor" and "silence" as options. I searched about and found no reference to a disparity or even an acknowledgement to "suppressor". So i attempted to compare the two:

 

Made a "suppressor" mod for the 12.7mm smg alongside the vanilla "silence" mod

Modded two smg's in-game, one of each

Kill spree in Goodsprings, alternating between the two

 

I found little difference between them, what i did notice is somewhat confusing:

 

While using the suppressed variant on one of the lone farmers, completely hidden, no one around save for a few bighorners, it decreased my reputation to vilified and caused the bighorners to flee, but the town remained friendly overall.

Afterward i went to the saloon, when i picked off a patron at the bar while hidden, Sunny Smiles in the pool room went hostile momentarily, but did not move.

Once she was friendly again (took only a few seconds) i shot and killed her dog while hidden five feet away. She didn't respond in any manner.

 

Could it be a slightly less affective silencer option? Does it only affect the weapon and not the projectile? "It is currently untested whether or not this applies to... ...the weapon itself or from the weapon and the projectile." -geck.bethsoft. If so it could work perfectly in conjunction with a subsonic ammo type to help balance silencers in the game.

 

Has anyone else experimented with this?

Edited August 23, 2011 by nnyftw

[AlexanderJVelicky]

This may not relate to the things ingame whatsover, but in real life a suppressor is actually a 'Flash Suppressor'. All it does is keep your gun from lighting the place up. This allows you to fight at night without giving away your position with every shot. The enemy can hear you, but not see you. Whereas a 'Silencer' obviously just removes the loud crack of the weapon firing, so all you hear are the metalic noises of the weapon cycling.

 

Now, I don't think a suppressor would do much ingame, since at night, the AI go of sound and telepathic ability, not your guns muzzle flash...

 

Hope this helps... Though it may not. :P

 

Alexander J. Velicky

[nnyftw]

This may not relate to the things ingame whatsover, but in real life a suppressor is actually a 'Flash Suppressor'. All it does is keep your gun from lighting the place up. This allows you to fight at night without giving away your position with every shot. The enemy can hear you, but not see you. Whereas a 'Silencer' obviously just removes the loud crack of the weapon firing, so all you hear are the metalic noises of the weapon cycling.

 

Now, I don't think a suppressor would do much ingame, since at night, the AI go of sound and telepathic ability, not your guns muzzle flash...

 

Hope this helps... Though it may not. :P

 

Alexander J. Velicky

 

 

Yeah that is what a flash suppressor does. A sound suppressor, often just "suppressor", however is the accepted term used for silencers these days in an effort to supplant the incorrect conventions established by the mass media in relation to these devices. I know i probably sound snooty here but it's not my intention.

[AlexanderJVelicky]

Yeah that is what a flash suppressor does. A sound suppressor, often just "suppressor", however is the accepted term used for silencers these days in an effort to supplant the incorrect conventions established by the mass media in relation to these devices. I know i probably sound snooty here but it's not my intention.

 

I'm not sure I understand. What do you mean incorrect conventions established by the mass media?

[nnyftw]

Yeah that is what a flash suppressor does. A sound suppressor, often just "suppressor", however is the accepted term used for silencers these days in an effort to supplant the incorrect conventions established by the mass media in relation to these devices. I know i probably sound snooty here but it's not my intention.

 

I'm not sure I understand. What do you mean incorrect conventions established by the mass media?

 

According to convention a silencer completely silences a firearm, often replacing the crack/bang with a little click or *snik* sound. When in reality the gunshot is still fairly loud, as is the sound of the firing mechanism and the sonic boom from bullet itself. Some firearms are very nearly silent when using sub-sonic ammunition, but these are few and far between.